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In this episode of Denatured, as part of our series on the European life sciences investment ecosystem, you’ll be hearing from Ksenija Pavletic, partner and chief commercial officer at Jeito Capital and Thierry Laugel, managing partner at Kurma Partners. We dive into France’s biotech ecosystem and what still needs to happen for more early innovation to translate into investable, scalable biotech.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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BMS and Opdivo’s blockbuster checkpoint inhibitor picked up a new regulatory win after the FDA approved the cancer drug in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy.
China has become a leader in biotech in the last five years, especially in CAR-T therapies. Companies like Johnson & Johnson are on the prowl to acquire Chinese companies to form collaborations.
Three biotech firms announced a change in leadership recently, led by Pardes Biosciences, followed by HUTCHMED and BeiGene. Read the details below.
The Phase I study could potentially result in RP-A501 becoming the first gene therapy for monogenic heart failure.
Robert Califf became the new commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and emphasized the use of real-world evidence (RWE) in Agency decisions.
With all of this innovation coming down the pike, Gallant shared that Daiichi Sankyo is currently in growth mode, particularly when it comes to oncology.
Several cases of Japanese encephalitis have been confirmed in Australia and may have spread from pigs to humans, although it can also spread from horses.
The biopharma industry ended February and began March with plenty of clinical trial news. BioSpace shares the highlights.
Although at-home testing for COVID-19 has been dismal, the revolution in at-home testing has inspired personal tests for several other illnesses.
As COVID-19 cases fall in the wake of the latest surge from the Omicron variant, the question on the minds of many is, what comes next for these Pfizer and Moderna?